The Belly of Paris: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Rougon-Macquart Cycle series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Belly of Paris runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Frederick Davidson (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Frederick Davidson
Frederick Davidson narrates 122 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,812 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
349 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Belly of Paris is book 3 of Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart Cycle series: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Frederick Davidson, released October 4, 2012, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Frederick Davidson
- Released
- October 4, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- Series
- The Rougon-Macquart Cycle #3
- ISBN
- 9781483073163
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Belly of Paris as an audiobook?
The Belly of Paris runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Belly of Paris free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Belly of Paris?
The Belly of Paris is narrated by Frederick Davidson.
Is The Belly of Paris worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.